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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1908
Page
3
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Helena November 2. The state treasurer J H Rice reports October cash resources at more than 3,000,000. October 1 balance was 768,388.11. receipts 64,718.15. disbursements 133,186.86, leaving November 1 balance 699,969.70.
Visitors from Sheridan report local farmers showing growing interest in sugar beets. Several sacks of beets from the area were sent to the Bozeman experimental station for testing. The land around Sheridan and lower valley areas is believed suitable for beet cultivation.
The advertisement claims Foley's Honey and Tar kills cough germs and cures obstinate coughs while healing the lungs and preventing serious results. It warns the genuine product is in the yellow package and is sold at 1-m City Drug Store.
James W Dorrell an early Aldergulch settler died at his Ruby area home from typhoid fever. He had lived on the ranch near Ruby for thirty years.
Karl Ludwig Frenske, 94, Yellowstone county’s oldest voter, died here Friday night of paralysis. He cast a ballot at eighteen presidential elections, marking a long voting life in Billings.
An advertisement claims Foley's Orino Laxative permanently cures constipation by stimulating digestive organs. It emphasizes no griping, pleasant taste, and avoids continual use after taking Orino, urging readers to quit being slave to pills at City Drug Store.
John P. Schmit state land office registrar settled with state treasurer J. H. Rice for the last half of October. The department deposited a total of 18 726 07 dollars.
Assay Office dispatch from Helena dated November 2 notes Madison County shows gold production for October. The brief item records the month’s yield and references official assay figures.
The note claims Tea Moneyback means the tea is good value and worth the money. It states the grocer refunds your money if you don’t like Mkg Schilling's Best, and mentions a fee for service.
Report from Assayer T B Miller in Helena shows October receipts of gold and precious metals by county. Notable totals include Madison 68114.07, Missoula 19146.54, Jefferson 410.43, Lewis and Clark 13010.91, Fergus 33725.28, Granite 2397.91, Deer Lodge 4065.51, Ravalli 492.89, Park 1206.32, Broadwater 1093, Chouteau 8404.96.
Mrs Mary Dowling of San Francisco recommends Electric Bitters for stomach and liver troubles. She says the tonic purifies the blood and aids female weakness, noting its great effect on acute indigestion. Available for 50 cents at Pott's drug store. 1-m
Billings Oct 31 A second suit against the Northern Pacific Railway company was begun today in district court. Helen M Hodgson seeks 50000 damages for the death of her husband M Hodgson who died in the wreck at Youngs Point Sept 25. The first action was filed by Mrs Robert Anderson seeking 50375 for her husband killed in the same disaster.
The ad touts Hexamethylenetetramine as a key ingredient and uric acid solvent, calling it a antiseptic for urine. It advises taking Foley's Kidney Remedy at first signs of irregularities to avoid serious illness at City Drug Store.
The Montana Fish Hatchery at Washoe Park near Anaconda will soon accept its first trout consignments to stock streams statewide. An order for brook trout includes 1,000,000 eggs from a New England hatchery, with the facility to be ready when they hatch and are shipped west.
Helena October 31 The state sanitary board agrees to modify the quarantine against South Dakota due to anthrax after representations by Dr Robert H Treachy federal inspector. Domestic animals may be shipped into Montana when properly certified and supervised by federal inspectors with certification on a issued certificate.
A vintage testimonial advert urges readers to take Dr King’s New Life Pills to prevent biliousness malaria and jaundice. The copy notes availability at Pott’s drug store.
Anaconda notes Deer Lodge residents push to expand by securing laundry work for Pullman car service and a railway hospital to further boost the city. Local sentiment remains hopeful despite unsteady days.
Helena reports the magnificent Montana silver service, funded by the last legislature, will be shown in several cities and presented at Norfolk Navy Yard on Nov 11, 1908. The Montana commission led by Theodore Brantly H H Haviland and W W Cheeley issued invitations for residents to attend with Judge Brantly delivering the address and the commanding officer giving the response.
An old advertisement claims the tea restores appetite and drives away disease while building up the system. It lists 35 cents for tea or tablets and notes availability at Pott's drug store, with a brief reference to consumption.
Helena Nov 5 according to H H Schwartz chief of the field service of the general land office the special agents who have been at work in Montana examining land entries held up have about completed their work thirty eight men have been at work in this state for a year in the investigations and almost all of their reports have gone to Washington.
A drug store advertisement promotes Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea claiming it is deliciously palatable soothing healing and curative. Sold at Pott’s drug store for 35 cents in tea or tablets.
In Bozeman on November 5 a surge of students registered for the new short courses in engineering and agriculture at the local college. Over 100 students are enrolled with many more anticipated in the coming weeks.
W V Henry of Panama Missouri touts seven years of proof that Dr King’s New Discovery best treats coughs colds throat chest and lung diseases The advert notes thirty eight years of proof the remedy prevents pneumonia and lists hay fever asthma bronchitis and early consumption It offers 50c and 1 00 bottles with a free trial at Pott’s drug store
A. F. Hardy of East Wilton Maine credits Bucklen's Arnica Salve with never failing to heal sores boils ulcers and burns saving him doctor bills over fifteen years. The ad notes the product is 25c at Pott's drug store.
Police report Francisco Cea, an Italian resident, found murdered on a country road five miles west of Billings. The body showed a fatal blow to the cheek and a knife in his right hand, suggesting a defense effort against robbers seeking a large sum.
Joseph A. Thomas aged 74 a veteran Butte miner was struck by a runaway horse on E Park Street yesterday afternoon and died almost instantly. The horse belonged to Edward Fye a local wood and coal dealer.
Bozeman nov 4 a novel fund drive at the Christian church launches a mile of pennies to raise 84480 dollars five young ladies from the church will begin soliciting pennies immediately to complete the mile long collection a creative appeal for church improvements is under way
Local druggists claim they can supply ingredients or make a mixture described as a universal cure for backache kidney trouble and urinary issues. The recipe includes fluid extract dandelion one half ounce compound Karyon one ounce compound syrup sarsaparilla three ounces with a tea spoonful after meals and at night.
Butte reports from city employment manager E F Dobson show 323 men applied for work in October and 239 were provided in roles such as miners section men laborers or ranch hands. He says the month was active and any man who wants a job can get it by asking.
John Kane of Farley’s Hill, Mo., who sailed to California 56 years ago and wandered the West, died at St. Ann’s hospital. He left an estimated $10,000 estate with no will, and his last wish was to give $1,000 to the Montana Pioneers’ association and a sum to St. Ann’s hospital sisters. A. Short and M. A. Walker were involved before his death.
One light gray horse about 1050 pounds came to Blacktail ranch near the first of July. Branded on the right shoulder. Owner urged to call prove ownership pay charges and reclaim at Dillon Montana. Enquire Brown and Watson at the ranch.
A polite artist asks Farmer Korr about painting his cow in the field. The farmer resists, shouting to stay away and ending with a colorful outburst about Perkins and purple pills.
The Medical Journal notes that venomous snakes like the hamadryad and cobra leave two fang marks, while harmless snakes may show additional tooth marks. This distinction aids prognosis by reassuring patients about survival when shock is present.
An overheard Broadway rehearsal line describes a staged murder plot with poison, pistols, a window, dynamite, a fall on a victim, and a dramatic shout about a girl, ending with the blast of a cabin and the line The girl is mine.
In France a wife’s earnings belong to her husband whether earned by housework or art. A wife who keeps money or deposits it in a bank cannot withdraw without her husband’s written consent. The excerpt notes the husband’s prerogative to do with the funds as he wills.
A rock on St Helena reportedly bears a distinct likeness to Napoleon. Sailors in earlier eras would crowd the decks at sunset hoping to glimpse the emperor’s facial contour long visible in the sun’s last rays.
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